Eurovision 2016
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Current betting odds on Ireland are 200:1. Might have better luck entering that episode of Father Ted.
addictionary
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They claimed increasing terror events as an excuse. They say Turkey will be back in 2017.
Israel 2007. I have honestly no idea what's happening in this song. There is no discernible genre. A man with an accordion is present and looks like he also ate an accordion. It might be a protest song against nuclear weapons? Eurovision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=424dX16SObQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=424dX16SObQ
In reading up on the topic a little bit, it sounds like Turkey is also mad at Eurovision for being a little too gay friendly. Well.....Eurovision is certainly guilty of that.
MVP
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I remember when Sertab won. That song then was quite popular in Lithuania and was on a radio regularly.
addictionary
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addictionary
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Lol this sucks as a reason as well.
MVP
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Checked it out. Talented guitarist for sure.
MVP
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Semifinal nr. 2 today. Who is going to watch live?
https://www.eurovision.tv/page/webtv?program=213573
https://www.eurovision.tv/page/webtv?program=213573
Alas, it's on at noon in this time zone. This is why for the Eurovision Party, we compress the whole event into one day with all three shows.
The wrinkle this year is that Eurovision isn't immediately putting the full broadcast up on Youtube because Logo bought the broadcast rights. Working on a workaround involving casting the eurovision page itself to the TV.
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Quick question Tink-- why should one follow Eurovision? Why are you/how did you get into it?
The only ppl I know who follow it are either my parents' Albanian friends, and my gay friends. Srsly. I'll join in if there's reason to.
addictionary
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I'll spare you the story. Wear weird outfit, sing the songs that are composed with the intention to sound like something different but end up being the same Euro crap, perform a totally Eurovision style coreography, and bash the competition for being political as you don't receive enough votes. That's about it.
I was surprised. Russia is rightly pretty mad since they a) won the popular vote and b) the winner of the total vote sang a song that was pretty explicitly anti-Russian.
At our house party the Latvian entry was the big favorite even though they came in fifteenth.
We were also disappointed the guy who showed up naked with a wolf didn't make the final. That was.....really something.
addictionary
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I was so touched to hear the Turkish chorus lyrics on the winning song. Call it political correctness, but it is not a common feeling for us Turks to get recognized for their sufferings. The stage and the lights were set dramatic to tell thw spirit of the song. It was not great musically so I do not blame anyone who feels like their country has got ripped. Eurovision is always like that.